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Bears (Ursidae) form a family within the order of predators (Carnivora). They belong, like the canids, sea animals, small bears and mustelids to the Caniformia sub-order. The family includes eight species in five genera. The first bears were not large, but they have developed into large land predators: the Kodiak bear (a subspecies of the brown bear) and the polar bear are the largest land predators on earth. Current bears are large, with firm, short limbs and a small tail. Bears are sole visitors. They can reach high speeds for a short period and are generally omnivorous, with a preference for plant foods. Exceptions are the vegetarian giant panda, which only eats bamboo, and the carnivorous polar bear, which seldom eats vegetable food and feeds on seals and fish. Newborn bears are very small (up to 700 grams), hairless and helpless. In ancient times, Aristotle wrote that the mother "licked the formless boy" in shape. We owe this to the expression "an unlucky bear".
Dimensions | 200x250mm |
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